What's Consuming Me

KNITTING.

That's all I want to do. It's what I've been doing in every spare moment and the not so spare moments as well. I'm fitting it in between 7th grade basketball games. That's the other thing I'm doing. Lots of driving these days and in between I knit.

Check Out This Giveaway!

Okay all you knitters you need to go check out this giveaway over at Knit Purl Girl's Blog. WEBS is giving away a Bamboo interchangeable needle set. Lots of ways to enter more than once. Go check it out!

Sheldon In All His Glory

Sheldon is done! I loved making him and lots of love went into the knitting of him and all his costumes for lil G. Take a look back to see him in all his stages.

Sheldon the Chicken

Superhero w/cape

Superhero shield waiting for name to be stitched on.

Beach bum turtle w/life preserver shell and beach shorts.

A very happy Lil G!

Knitting News

Just keep knitting, knitting, knitting........ Pretty much if I'm sitting still somewhere I've been knitting lately. I'm still working on this and today I posted here on the many items that go along with him. As well as, a pair of socks thrown in there for good measure. Cause ya know I can't just do one thing at a time.

Sheldon is not done. In addition to the animal costumes there are a couple of "career" costumes I have to knit yet and I've been toying, ha get it, with the idea of a couple more outfits. Of course I don't have patterns for those outfits so we will see if it happens. If not now maybe later on after I figure out how to make them.

A Surprise or not

I mentioned a project I would be working on a few posts back. Here is the finished product.

After talking to frugalmom, I'm quite sure lil G will not be surprised as it seems he's mentioned several times that I'm knitting him a turtle. But I'm sure he will be pleased anyway, now his mother may not be as pleased. Getting that lil turtle out of his shell and into his other costumes is a bit finicky. But well worth the hours of playtime in my humble opinion.

Sheldon in progress(this is the pattern name, it is my understanding he will be called Franklin)

Naked Turtle!

Finished turtle in the sun.

Mrs. Stripes

Isn't she lovely. A friend of mine realllyyyy wants chickens of her own and it will be a while before she gets them. Sooo, I knit her one.

Monsters and such

Go check out what I've been up to lately.

A full day.

Today was a full day. I took care of the chicks, both boys are home and one is feeling puny, I made pickles today, I made a clothespin apron today, I did laundry and took the non puny boy over to Grandma and Grandpa's to practice his swimming. Oh, yeah and there was that burial thing. Trying to overlook that. Supper, etc. I'm done for today. ;0)

Braggin' It Up

My first pair of handknit socks. I'm so proud of myself!

A touch of Spring

I would have to say that my favorite flowers are Gerbera Daisies but, these orange tulips are making me smile everyday. Here's something else to make you smile there's a contest over at Happy Handwork. She's giving away some yummy yarn so, go check it out even if you're not into yarn go check it out, you can always give the yarn to someone you love, hint, hint, nudge, nudge! Happy Spring.

Handmade Inspiration

Here's a nifty site. Lots of inspiration for holiday gifts here.

Handmade items, we are a crafty bunch!

See what my husband finally finished for me! The holes are so my under cabinet lighting will show through when it's up.

And this is my craftyness. The first pic is of the bag before felting. It's hard to tell in the pictures but it was much bigger and less fuzzy pre-felting.